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Effectiveness of an Interventional Program to Improve Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients at High Risk for Developing Heart Failure: HEROIC study.

Vivencio BarriosAlberto CalderónBeatriz De RivasJosep Redon

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Blood pressure controlMaleRiskmedicine.medical_specialtyEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismDeveloping heartBlood PressurePrimary carePhysiciansInternal MedicineMedicineHumansProspective StudiesPractice Patterns Physicians'Intensive care medicineAntihypertensive AgentsAgedHeart FailurePrimary Health Carebusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseOriginal PapersBlood pressureCross-Sectional StudiesTreatment OutcomeSpainHeart failureEmergency medicineHypertensionPractice Guidelines as TopicEducation Medical ContinuingFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessInformation feedbackEducational programEducational training

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J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). The Efectividad de un Programa de Intervencion en el Control de la Presion Arterial de los Hipertensos en Riesgo de Desarrollar Insuficiencia Cardiaca (HEROIC) study was designed to assess whether an educational program for primary care physicians could improve blood pressure (BP) control in hypertensive patients at high risk for developing heart failure. The program contained a combination of educational training (live group sessions or online training) and information feedback. Two hundred twenty-six physicians completed the program and provided valid data in 2489 patients before and 2168 after 1 year. There was a small but significant reduction of −1.1 mm Hg (P=.009) in systolic BP and a higher proportion of patients achieved their BP target (13.6% vs 15.6%, P=.055). Thus, the authors concluded that there was a slight improvement in BP control after the educational program, but this change was not sufficient to avoid development of heart failure. More complex and intensive programs are needed for this type of prevention.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-06-16Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)
10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00271.xhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20546374